Quotes of significance

• Published: 2024-10-18 13:48

To me, a quote is a segway to a big perspective. This is where I’m collecting my favorite ideas. In some kind of logical order.

1. “Language does not only reflect, it also re-inforces and creates reality.”

• My take on “Language creates reality. Words have power. Speak always to create joy.”—Deepak Chopra

2. “Communication usually fails, except by accident.”

• The first of “Wiio’s laws of communication”—Osmo A. Wiio, 1978
  • 12 pain-funny observations about communication and human behavior

3. “I need to hear what I say to know what I mean.”

• Influences:
  • Grethe Weiser:
    • German original: “Wie soll ich wissen, was ich denke, bevor ich höre, was ich sage.”
  • Heinrich von Kleist, essay “On the gradual completion of thoughts during speech”

4. “People don’t remember what you said, but how you made them feel.”

• Attributed to many, origins unknown
• I vaguely relate it to Chris Voss, being mentioned on Tim Ferriss’ podcast—forgot which episode

5. “Surrender to your own mediocrity.”

• Cheryl Strayed on Tim Ferriss’ podcast, EP231, at 1h:27m:12s
  • When asked which message she’d put on a billboard a million people could read every day

6. “If you can, you must.”

• ? via Amanda Palmer
  • Iirc, a phrase she recited during her “There will be no intermission”-tour?